Dave Kang

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[Dave Kang @kang_dave]

I'm happy to announce that I am joining the USDA Biological Control of Insects Research Laboratory and the U. of Missouri.

I will open my lab in early July and will continue studying the connections between insect stress, immunity, and microbes for use in biological control.

[Dave Kang @kang_dave]

I am pleased to announce that Dr. @RedelBethany and I are hiring a postdoc to work on insect gene editing and cell lines with the USDA ARS at the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO.

Further details will be released soon, but feel free to contact us if you are interested!

[Dave Kang @kang_dave]

It is our pleasure to continue our long-lasting partnership with the C.A.R.E program and to help these young people gain work experience!

[C.A.R.E. Program @CareColumbiaMO]

Huge thanks to USDA ARS for giving CARE trainees hands-on science experience and real-world career exploration! 🔬 #CommunitySpotlight #CAREinColumbia #YouthSupport

[Dave Kang @kang_dave]

A cool post about some of the work our lab does!

[Agricultural Research Service @USDA_ARS]

The spotted wing drosophila is a problematic pest with an ovipositor (egg laying organ) that looks like a stinger with serrations. This pest can saw into fresh fruits and lay eggs. Eventually their larvae associated microbes start to rot the fruit (ex: grape sour rot) and the bugs will emerge, costing millions in losses for U.S. farmers. ARS Research Molecular Biologist David Kang in Columbia, MO, is working with fellow researchers to fight this pest by reducing the prevalence of grape sour rot to protect our fruits. #NPMM

[Agricultural Research Service @USDA_ARS]

The spotted wing drosophila is a problematic pest with an ovipositor (egg laying organ) that looks like a stinger with serrations. This pest can saw into fresh fruits and lay eggs. Eventually their larvae associated microbes start to rot the fruit (ex: grape sour rot) and the bugs will emerge, costing millions in losses for U.S. farmers. ARS Research Molecular Biologist David Kang in Columbia, MO, is working with fellow researchers to fight this pest by reducing the prevalence of grape sour rot to protect our fruits. #NPMM

[C.A.R.E. Program @CareColumbiaMO]

Owen Terry was a winner of the 2025 Wynna Faye Elbert Outstanding CARE Trainee Award.

Dave Kang of USDA ARS Biological Control of Insects Research Laboratory nominated him.

Find out why this winner was nominated at: https://t.co/I44gv2REuy.

[Bruno Lemaitre @BrunoLemaitre3]

We are happy to annouce that we have deposited at @VDRC (ViennaDrosophila Resource Center) a list of isogenized @Drosophila immunity mutants affecting all major immune modules and effectors. We hope these strains will be useful to the community.
https://t.co/oIEvATUN6E

[SvetaLab @SvetaKotak]

🚨Opening in my lab for a PhD scholar...do get in touch...see details below

[Bruno Lemaitre @BrunoLemaitre3]

We are recruiting one postdoc and one PhD student to join our lab on #Drosophila #innate immunity in Lausanne (Switzerland). https://t.co/NReBv3W7UR

[Mothers in Science @mothersinsci]

Applications are open for our Caregiver Travel Grant 2025! Apply now for a chance to receive flexible funding to cover caregiving expenses while attending an in-person scientific conference! Apply: https://t.co/KvROYdnUMK 📅 Deadline: March 31, 2025 #WomenInSTEM @Momademia

[Dave Kang @kang_dave]

Our USDA AgEdit gene editing consortium is still recruiting for a postdoc. Applicants must have gene editing and bioinformatics experience. Extremely competitive postdoctoral benefits. Find details below!

[Dave Kang @kang_dave]

Our AgEdit consortium (https://t.co/itJS4XX6j9) is hiring a postdoctoral fellow to develop AI Cross-Kingdom CRISPR/cas gene editing tools.

1 year appointment. Stipend $85-95k. $7.2k for health insurance. $9.7k travel.

https://t.co/f2CV9ccanB

[Dave Kang @kang_dave]

Thanks to our postdoc @hreeshee for presenting our research at #entsoc24!

[Dave Kang @kang_dave]

Watch @hreeshee give a talk at ESA on some of the research our lab has been doing on Tuesday, Nov 12 at 2 pm!

[Genetics Society of America @GeneticsGSA]

Get ready for #Dros25, March 19–23, 2025 in sunny San Diego! Have you...

Submitted an abstract? ✅
Registered? ✅
Applied to organize a workshop? 🤔

What are you waiting for? Submit a proposal by Nov 7—read more about topics & requirements online: https://t.co/HtRDVHvLOU

[VEuPathDB @veupathdb]

Welcome back! VEuPathDB resources are back online today! We will continue to provide bioinformatics services under a new organizational structure. Read more here: https://t.co/YNX4KBuIxV

[Dave Kang @kang_dave]

Thanks to our lab member @JuliusOlumeh for presenting his PhD work from Newcastle University at the @MUCAFNRresearch Symposium!

[Dave Kang @kang_dave]

A bit late posting this, but thanks to our PhD student Kaihre Brightwater for representing our lab and presenting his research ideas at the University of Missouri Division of Biological Sciences retreat!

[Dave Kang @kang_dave]

Thanks to our postdoc Dr. Kate Eastman for presenting the outstanding work from her PhD at Purdue, “Investigating Green Foxtail Secondary Metabolism through Transcriptional Responses to Generalist and Specialist Caterpillars” to the Mizzou @cafnr Interdisciplinary Plant Group!

[Bruno Lemaitre @BrunoLemaitre3]

I am pleased to inform you of the publication of the Drosophila immunity handbook. The pdf version of the book is free, or a physical version of the book is available for purchase at @EPFL press.https://t.co/V3HoLROP9s

[Dave Kang @kang_dave]

Eliot Bitting, a standout Data Engineering intern from my team, is now looking for his next role. He has strong coding and experience with tensor and mathematical analysis and has a forward-looking, versatile, and driven approach.

Contact info in CV.